- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Douglas DC-3
- Date of Original:
- 1935/2022
- Subject:
- Airplanes--United States
Douglas airplanes
Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane)
Delta Air Lines
Aeronautics, Commercial--Passenger traffic - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Douglas DC-3 was the most important development in passenger air service before World War II. Widely adopted by the airline industry, the DC-3 introduced new standards of reliability, speed, efficiency, and comfort for passengers. The DC-3 carried up to twenty-eight passengers at a cruising speed of 180 miles per hour.
Photograph of passengers boarding a Delta Air Lines Douglas DC-3, which sits on a tarmac. The Douglas DC-3 was the most important development in passenger air service before World War II. Widely adopted by the airline industry, the DC-3 introduced new standards of reliability, speed, efficiency, and comfort for passengers. The DC-3 carried up to twenty-eight passengers at a cruising speed of 180 miles per hour. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/delta-air-lines/m-3566/
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted by permission of Delta Air Lines
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/delta-air-lines
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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